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Coronavirus - Reopening the doors

From enhanced risk assessment to making the practicalities work, Hopscotch’s Laura Hoyland explains how her nursery has welcomed back more children

While 1 June signalled the opening of some settings that had been temporarily closed, it was also the date that those settings open to key-worker children could increase their numbers of children attending.

The date was one that was met with a mixture of emotions from the early years sector. Some managers were ready and eager to open their doors, while others were apprehensive, and there were also numerous settings that decided it was not feasible to open at all. Of course, there was no right or wrong way to approach the Government’s signalling to reopen – it was a decision that would always be met with trepidation.

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